The air was filled with tension and the room was drenched in dark. The lamp had clicked to sleep at least an hour ago, their thoughts, however, had not. Within the confines of cardboard-thin apartment walls they had hurled insults, profanities, and accusations at each other, while the silent cringes of the neighbors went unseen. He couldn't even remember what they were arguing about in the first place. Money, jealousy, maybe even boredom had sparked the aggressive fire that had consumed them. And yet there they lay, in awkward silence, knowing but not acknowledging the others' sleeplessness too.
Guilt sat between them, festering and wailing for recognition while pride perched on the bedpost, watching the scene with morbid fascination. The man resented them both and wrestled with them, but every time he thought he had won and he could open his mouth, sound couldn't quite make its way out.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
November / December issue
Happy Holidays everyone! November/December issue is up. We have lots of work from returning artists, and some amazing new writing from member Thomas Myers. Check it out & have a good Break! We'll be back in January with our J-Term issue.
~The UAM
~The UAM
Glassblowing Created by Andrew Lupton
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| This collection of glass features a yellow bowl, a blue bottle, and a green cactus. The yellow bowl is a blown piece made by forming a bubble. The bubble is then opened up with a tong-like tool called “the Jacks”. Next, a cylindrical shape is formed from the open bubble. Finally, the top edge of the cylindrical-shaped piece is smoothed out and shaped with the Jacks to make a lip on the bowl. I like the way that the bowl looks like a bowler hat when it is placed upside-down; it brings an aspect of everyday life into the collection. The blown vase was made with a light blue colored glass. The lip and neck of the vase were smoothed down to their shape with newspaper and a wooden paddle. My favorite parts about this piece are the color and shape of it. The final piece, the cactus, was made with green and clear glass. I created the texture of the cactus by sticking pieces of the glass into a mold. I like the cactus because it has a fun, unique feeling to it, and I like the ridges in the glass. I am very pleased with the many characteristics of this collection. Enjoy! -Andrew |
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Summer Haiku by Victoria Kreyden
The sweet scent of heat,
Glossing over sweaty skin—
Rush of summer days.
Detroit by Thomas Myers
Adolescent Anger with an eye for vandalism
Spraying war paint on sides of vacant buildings
Where Coke banners once were
But now the coke lines streets
Calling All Potter Fans!!- created by Anonymous.
"And they walked out to just outside of Hogwarts grounds, an enormous weight finally lifted off of their shoulders, only to be replaced by new ones, and Disapparated."
"... he held his free hand to his forehead, as if expecting some trace of pain to sear through that legendary but irksome lightning-bolt scar of his just like during last autumn when on the run, but nothing came"
"The next few days consisted primarily of Hermione beginning to pack and Harry and Kreacher brainstorming for their Yaxley-capturing plan. Ron, however, spent most of the day at Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, helping George get back into the swing of things (even something as successful as the joke shop had its pitfall during the past year), and most of the evening aiding Harry and Kreacher."
You can find more at this URL!: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5522782/1/The_bStory_b_bContinues_b_bPart_b_bOne_b_New_Beginnings
"... he held his free hand to his forehead, as if expecting some trace of pain to sear through that legendary but irksome lightning-bolt scar of his just like during last autumn when on the run, but nothing came"
"The next few days consisted primarily of Hermione beginning to pack and Harry and Kreacher brainstorming for their Yaxley-capturing plan. Ron, however, spent most of the day at Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, helping George get back into the swing of things (even something as successful as the joke shop had its pitfall during the past year), and most of the evening aiding Harry and Kreacher."
You can find more at this URL!: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5522782/1/The_bStory_b_bContinues_b_bPart_b_bOne_b_New_Beginnings
Thursday, November 4, 2010
October Issue
Hey, we have a great issue this month, so check it out!
We have two new contributors, Kaitlin Noblitt & Walker Cisco, so check out their stuff & feel free to leave comments!
-UAM
We have two new contributors, Kaitlin Noblitt & Walker Cisco, so check out their stuff & feel free to leave comments!
-UAM
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Daisies by Victoria Overdorf
There is a house at the the end of the road with a hundred wilted daises; a thousand fallen leaves, and a sea of parched grass. The house has a tree. It has shriveled with age and inevitably became a memory of the times before the house was built. It's windy on this day, and the branches of the tree are bending in an unnatural way. A few of them snap off and fall to the ground and smash the fragile leaves. The balance has been disrupted. The branches of which are supposed to be part of the tree, have fallen. The leaves aren't the main focus of the yard anymore. All that can be thought about the house now is that it looks broken and unkempt. There isn't anyone to move the branches, so they remain where they fell. Over a year, more branches fall; some landing atop the roof, others continue to collect in the grass. The house has now been labeled "abandoned". If a person had lived there, they would have had the "decency" to remove the branches. The occupant had died silently long ago, and had left the house and the tree to the elements.
Morning Haiku by Victoria Kreyden
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The dewdrops glisten
As the sweet sunshine peeks through--
The world is so still.
9 Through 5 by Sharla Steiman
This is seeing the world differently
This is to the in between of blue and pink
The purples with the punk gut cuts
And the silver battle wounds
With the big pupils and shaved eyebrows
We are the youth that watch the trees move
This is to the in between of blue and pink
The purples with the punk gut cuts
And the silver battle wounds
With the big pupils and shaved eyebrows
We are the youth that watch the trees move
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Glassblowing Created by Andrew Lupton
Hi, my name is Andrew Lupton, and I am a freshman. I have been blowing glass for about one year. In this collection, I used a variety of techniques to shape the pieces in different styles. These techniques include twisting and pinching the glass to produce a swirled form, and rounding the glass for a spherical shape. On one piece, a swirled band of color was added by wrapping colored glass around the formed vase. This group also includes pieces that were blown. Other pieces are solid and were made by shaping the glass.
I like glassblowing because I enjoy the planning required for it. Before you begin the process, you must have a plan and a finished product in mind. Of course, hot glass does not always do what you want and this makes the process more challenging. It is not easy to go back and correct mistakes when you are working with a piece of molten glass, but you can change your plan and turn it in to something new.
Photo Creds: Jack Sampson
Friday, October 1, 2010
Life ~ Dominique Lewis
Do you know how it feels
to be all alone?
When all the people around you
are surrounded by trusted peers.
I long for the feeling
of finally being accepted into society again.
I long for the feeling
of finally being accepted into society again.
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